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... components. A transient lumped capacitance cooling problem and a one-dimensional fin are analyzed by both methods to demonstrate their usefulness. 22 03 2006 19 09 2006 stochastic processes cooling chaos random processes white noise stochastic heat transfer uncertainty...

... models over the full range of possible applications becomes more difficult. This difficulty is compounded by the uncertainty that is invariably present in the experimental data used to test the model; the uncertainties in the parameters that are incorporated into the model; and the uncertainties...

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